Security Affairs

JUNE 24, 2020

The CryptoCore hacker group that is believed to be operating out of Eastern Europe has stolen around $200 million from online cryptocurrency exchanges. Experts from ClearSky states that a hacker group tracked as CryptoCore, which is believed to be operating out of Eastern Europe, has stolen around $200 million from cryptocurrency exchanges.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 8, 2019

In the 15-month span of the GandCrab affiliate enterprise beginning in January 2018 , its curators shipped five major revisions to the code, each corresponding with sneaky new features and bug fixes aimed at thwarting the efforts of computer security firms to stymie the spread of the malware. The GandCrab identity on Exploit[.]in

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Recent data from anti-phishing company PhishLabs shows that 49 percent of all phishing sites in the third quarter of 2018 bore the padlock security icon next to the phishing site domain name as displayed in a browser address bar. That’s up from 25 percent just one year ago, and from 35 percent in the second quarter of 2018.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Palo Alto Network researchers discovered a new malware, tracked as XBash, that combines features from ransomware, cryptocurrency miners, botnets, and worms. The malicious code combines features from different families of malware such as ransomware, cryptocurrency miners, botnets, and worms. ” continues the analysis.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Some info stealers dont even require an additional stepthey can take cryptocurrency directly from a victims online accounts. By 2018, TrickBot was the largest threat to businesses. But in the world of cybercrime, malware features only mean so much. They are wildly adaptable.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 30, 2025

In a coordinated international effort, law enforcement agencies from the United States, Europe, and Australia have dismantled Cracked and Nulled, two of the world's largest cybercrime marketplaces. By dismantling these two major forums, law enforcement agencies have disrupted a global supply chain of cybercrime tools.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

that has been tracking down individuals engaged in unauthorized “SIM swaps” — a complex form of mobile phone fraud that is often used to steal large amounts of cryptocurrencies and other items of value from victims. In early July 2018, Ferri was traveling in Europe when he discovered his T-Mobile phone no longer had service.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 9, 2023

They accept payment via PayPal, Google Wallet, and/or cryptocurrencies, and subscriptions can range in price from just a few dollars to several hundred per month. In December 2018, the feds targeted 15 booter sites, and three booter store defendants who later pleaded guilty. Charles, Ill.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

According to Group-IB’s report findings, Asia is one of the most actively attacked regions in the world, the company presented latest cybercrime trends. In 2017-2018 hackers’ interest in cryptocurrency exchanges ramped up. Thus, 60% of the total amount was stolen from Coincheck , a Japanese cryptocurrency exchange.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 22, 2023

Social networks are constantly battling inauthentic bot accounts that send direct messages to users promoting scam cryptocurrency investment platforms. The messages said recipients had earned an investment credit at a cryptocurrency trading platform called moonxtrade[.]com. “On Twitter, more spam and crypto scam.”

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

On Thursday, US authorities arrested two crooks charging them with stealing $550,000 in cryptocurrency from at least 10 victims using SIM swapping. American law enforcement has declared war to sim swapping scammers and announced the arrest of two individuals for stealing $550,000 in Cryptocurrency. In May, the U.S. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 18, 2021

The announcement came on the heels of a turbulent year for the major cybercrime store, and just weeks after U.S. Like many other top cybercrime bazaars, Joker’s Stash was a frequent target of phishers looking to rip off unwary or unsophisticated thieves. and European authorities seized a number of its servers.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 23, 2018

A new version of the Azorult info-stealer appeared in the wild, it is able to steal more data, including other types of cryptocurrencies. A new version of the Azorult info-stealer appeared in the wild, it is able to steal more data, including other types of cryptocurrencies, and implements new features. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 18, 2020

Ukrainian authorities arrested the members of a cybercrime gang who ran 20 cryptocurrency exchanges involved in money laundering. Police in Ukraine announced the arrest of the members of a cybercrime gang composed of three individuals who ran 20 cryptocurrency exchanges used in money laundering activities.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 3, 2024

The Japanese cryptocurrency platform DMM Bitcoin is closing its operations just six months after a $300 million cyber heist. DMM Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency exchange based in Japan, operated by DMM Group, a large Japanese e-commerce and entertainment conglomerate. Bitcoin (BTC), approximately $304 million (48.2

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 22, 2022

billion worth of cryptocurrency and other virtual assets in the past five years. billion) in cryptocurrency and other virtual assets in the past five years. Cyber security and intelligence experts believe that attacks aimed at the cryptocurrency industry will continue to increase next year. trillion won ($1.2 Citing the U.S.

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SecureList

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Having been in the field for so long, we have witnessed some major changes in the cybercrime world’s modus operandi. This report shares our insights into the Russian-speaking cybercrime world and the changes in how it operates that have happened in the past five years. Conclusion: cybersecurity and cybercrime have matured.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 8, 2022

” Blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis published an interesting report on the SSNDOB’s cryptocurrency transaction history, revealing connections to the popular Joker’s Stash carding website. “Most funds sent to SSNDOB have come from centralized and P2P cryptocurrency exchanges, as well as other services. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 15, 2019

Chinese-speaking cybercrime gang Rocke that carried out several large-scale cryptomining campaigns, has now using news tactics to evade detection. Chinese-speaking cybercrime gang Rocke, that carried out several large-scale cryptomining campaigns in past , has now using news tactics to evade detection. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 19, 2019

Security experts at Group-IB presented at Money2020 Asia the results of an interesting analysis of hi-tech crime landscape in Asia in 2018. The number of leaked cards increased in 2018 by 56%. The total underground market value of Singaporean banks’ cards compromised in 2018 is estimated at nearly $640 000.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Group-IB and Swiss insurance broker ASPIS that owns CryptoIns project, have developed the world’s first scoring model for assessing cryptocurrency exchanges. Based on the risk score, CryptoIns experts have calculated insurance rates for cryptocurrency exchange users who can now insure their accounts against cyber threats.

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Now, researchers at Volexity have analyzed a new campaign that is likely targeting cryptocurrency users and organizations with a variant of the AppleJeus malware by using malicious Microsoft Office documents. One of the group's preferred tactics is to use trojanized cryptocurrency related apps, like AppleJeus. Lazarus Group.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 19, 2022

A new advisory issued by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and the US Treasury Department (Treasury), highlights the cyberthreats associated with cryptocurrency thefts and tactics used by a North Korean state-sponsored advanced persistent threat (APT) group since at least 2020.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 28, 2019

Security experts at Group-IB have detected the activity of Gustuff a mobile Android Trojan, which includes potential targets of customers in leading international banks, users of cryptocurrency services, popular ecommerce websites and marketplaces. Group-IB’s Threat Intelligence system first discovered Gustuff on hacker forums in April 2018.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 22, 2020

In September, Greek Police have arrested the Russian national Alexander Vinnik (38) and they accuse the man of running the BTC-e Bitcoin exchange to launder more than US$4bn worth of the cryptocurrency. French authorities accused Vinnik of defrauding more than 100 people in six French cities between 2016 and 2018. million withdrawn.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic is likely to cause a massive wave of poverty, and that invariably translates into more people resorting to crime, including cybercrime. We should expect more fraud, targeting mostly BTC , because this cryptocurrency is the most popular. Cracking down hard on the cybercrime world.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 17, 2024

Two men, Thomas Pavey (aka “Dopenugget”) and Raheim Hamilton (aka “Sydney” and “Zero Angel”), have been charged in federal court in Chicago for operating the dark web marketplace “ Empire Market ” from 2018 to 2020. 1, 2018, the indictment states.” District Court in Chicago.”

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Webroot

APRIL 7, 2021

With investors currently bullish on Bitcoin, is its high value is driving cybercriminals to pursue crypto-generating forms of cybercrime like ransomware and illicit miners? Not necessarily, says threat researcher and cryptocurrency expert Tyler Moffitt. At time of writing, the value of one Bitcoin is north of $58 thousand.

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Security Affairs

MAY 26, 2021

Last week, French authorities have seized the dark web marketplace Le Monde Parallèle, it is another success of national police in the fight against cybercrime. French authorities seized the dark web marketplace Le Monde Parallèle, the operation is another success of national police in the fight against cybercrime activity in the dark web.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 9, 2020

An operation coordinated by Interpol, dubbed Goldfish Alpha, dismantled an illegal cryptocurrency network operating in Southeast Asia. Interpol announced that it has coordinated a successful international operation aimed at removing cryptocurrency miners that infected routers located in Southeast Asia.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 7, 2018

Group-IB researchers have investigated user data leaks from cryptocurrency exchanges and has analyzed the nature of these incidents. In 2017, when cryptocurrencies were gaining momentum, their record-breaking capitalization and a spike in Bitcoin’s exchange rate led to dozens of attacks on cryptocurrency services.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 28, 2018

According to the threat intelligence firm Volexity, the CVE-2018-11776 vulnerability is already being abused in malicious attacks in the wild. Just yesterday I wrote about the availability online of the exploit code for the recently discovered Critical remote code execution vulnerability CVE-2018-11776 in Apache Struts 2.

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Security Affairs

MAY 6, 2024

Alexander Vinnik , a Russian national, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering for his involvement in operating the cryptocurrency exchange BTC-e from 2011 to 2017. Greek Police arrested the Russian national in 2017, and they accused the man of running the BTC-e Bitcoin exchange to launder billions worth of cryptocurrency.

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SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Charges against one of the three were first brought in 2018. billion in currency and cryptocurrency and further other strategic interests for the North Korean government. Park was already charged in 2018 for the WannaCry attacks, and the indictment expands charges against him for other hacking campaigns.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 14, 2018

Earlier August, experts uncovered a massive crypto jacking campaign that was targeting MikroTik routers to inject a Coinhive cryptocurrency mining script in the web traffic. In September thousands of unpatched MikroTik Routers were involved in new cryptocurrency mining campaigns.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

KPOT Stealer is a “stealer” malware that focuses on exfiltrating account information and other data from web browsers, instant messengers, email, VPN, RDP, FTP, cryptocurrency, and gaming software. The KPOT Stealer was written in C/C++, it was offered in the cybercrime underground as a Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS).

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 19, 2020

In 2017, Greek Police arrested the Russian national Alexander Vinnik and they accused the man of running the BTC-e Bitcoin exchange to launder more than US$4bn worth of the cryptocurrency. French authorities accused Vinnik of defrauding more than 100 people in six French cities between 2016 and 2018. million withdrawn.

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